Our Little Persian Cousin

fat that her back often ached, yet when a woman asked her if she was not tired she exclaimed, "Why, of cours

THAT HER BACK

en it rained the cattle tramped it into a deep black mud, which made a splendid place to sit in and play. Across the yard was t

there, too, and the dog, but he never dared to come into the house. Nana explained that he was "unclean," and the mullah said that it was a

and that the dog had caught him by the ankle and would not let go, although the man was hitting hard with his heavy walking stick. Almas was then only eight years

enter a yard when no one was in s

of the dog. He took these hairs into the house and burned them,

as he sprinkled the ashes on it and wrapped it around with an old piec

even they tried to hit her if she got in their way. She spent the most of the day hiding under the piles of fuel and in the dark stable in the hay. The dogs were anxious to chase her, a

ghted wax dip. There were no old trunks with newspapers and letters, because no one of the family had even seen a newspaper and no one but Dada had e

d taste what was in them. Most of the baskets were full of raisins. Two held red peppers. Some jars held salted cheese, and so

as left alone. He pulled the molasses ladle out of the jar and tried to get its bowl to his lips, all dripping as it was. It was half as long as he, and

my eyes! Did the molasses hurt my darling? We shall beat the j

mas appeared

all whip you, too! See"-she added to Karim-"shall we whip

g up a stick, "it was th

ed Nana, "how kind h

ause he showed so much spirit, and Almas looked on with smiles because it was the ju